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.L s. WRINKLE GAME Fileii April 30. 1923 Oct. 7

Patented Oct. 7, 1924.

UNITED STATEfi reinsu- JAMES S. WRINKLE, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

GAME. 1

Application filed, April 30, 1923. I Serial No. 635,681.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES S. WRrNKLn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Miami, county of Dade, Stateof Florida, 5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGames, of which the following is a specification.

r This invention relates generally to games,

and particularly to board games, the object of the invention, primarily,being to provide amusement and. entertainment for the operators thereof,as well as to develop the memory and to educate the players or operatorsin mathematical problems and combinations. 7 The invention-consists inthe novel construction combination and arrangement of parts and themethod of operation, as will be described more fully hereinafter,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

particularly pointedout in the claims.

In thedrawings: Fig. 1 is a plan view of the game board of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the board atsubstantially the medial part thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the game pieces or counters usedin carrying out the invention.

The game board of my invention comprises a preferably rectangular field,indicated generally at 4:, and may be made of metal, wood, fiber or cardboard. The edges of this field are defined by upstanding ribs 5,securely attached to the said board, and which support a ledge member 6.The latter presents a substantially large-central annular openingconcentric with a post 7 rising from the center of the board, thepurpose of whichwill appear hereinafter.

The post 7 is anchored suitably at its lower end upon the board or fieldsurface centrally thereof, and carries a crown or' cap member 8! atv itsupper end. The counters, pieces or men used for carrying out theinvention are indicated generally at 8, and are several in number andeach is capable of rotating about the central post 7. Tothisend,therefore, each of the counters is'pivotally connected at its inner endto the post 7, and are freely movable with the said post as a pivot.

It is preferred hat the counters when arranged edge to edgeupon thefield, cover one-halfthe field, and therefore each of the counters willhave the shape of a comparatively small segment of a circle, of adiameter equal substantially to the diameter of the ledge member 6. Itwill be understood that. the outer edges of the several counters orpieces will rest at all times upon the ledge member 6, and'thereforethevarious pieces will besupported above the field.

The counters or pieces may be formed of any desired or preferredmaterial; in the present embodiment of the invention cardor fiberboardand thin metal being employed. The outer portions of the pieces'are cutfrom comparatively thick unbreakable card board, and each carries atitsinner end a blade of thin metal 9, having an opening 10 at its innerextremity to receive the post 7 of the board. By constructing the piecesin thismanner, they maybe made inexpensively, and yet will provesufficiently strong and rigid to preclude breakage in ordinaryuse oroperation, whilethe metal inner portion where friction with the postoccurs will withstand wear. i

The upper surfaces of the several counters or pieces are provided withmathematical characters, andthese characters are normally concealed bytabs 11. These tabs maybe made of card board, and are hingedly connectedwith their respective counters or pieces as shown. The tabs, whilenormally in lowered position covering; and concealing the underlyingmathematical characters, may .be readily lifted or raised with thefingers to disclose these characters. 1

The counters are numbered in sequence from 1 to 13; or may be more orless, the

series beiginning at the left. of the board and concluding at the right.All move ments of the counters in playing the game are made from-theleft to the right, as indicated by the arrows displayed upon the Inplaying the game, the'counte-rs, pieces vor men 8 should bepositioned asshown in .upon the board. The operator of the game mustknow the sequenceof numbers before successful; operation of 'the game can be attained,,--The operator closes his eyes or turns his head away and requests thatan undisclosed number of the counters be moved from left to right incounter-clockwise di rection, as shown by the arrows. WVhen this isdone, the operator lifts the tab of the first counter on the right, andthe number thereon will inform him how many of the men were moved. Forinstance, if three are moved from left to right, the first counter onthe right after the movement will be 3. With the counters so positioned,the operator requests that movement of more be made in the same manner.No matter how many are moved this time, the operator is able todetermine the correct number, by adding in his mind three (the numbermoved the time before) to one (the position of the telling counter ofthat time), thus making four. The sum total of the counters moved thesecond time will therefore be indicated by the number on thecounterfourth from the first on the right. Suppose in this second instance,five counters were moved. By lifting the tab of the fourth counter fromnumber one on the right the number 5 will appear. The operator thenmentally calculates the telling counter for the next movement ofcounters. This is done by adoing four (the position of the tellingcounter before) to five (the sum total of the counters moved the secondtime) making a total of nine. No matter how many counters are moved thethird time, the ninth counter from number one on the right will bear thenumber indicating the sum total of counters moved at this time. Suppose,this third time, six counters are moved. The ninth counter from numberone on the right will bear the number 6. By adding six to nine, in themanner before explained, the position of the telling counter for theneXt time is obtained. Six added to nine totals fifteen, so the positionof the next telling counter will be fifteenth from the number one on theright. As there are but thirteen counters on the board, the operator,after counting thirteen in regular order in counterclockwise direction,completes his count by beginning at the right. This count will bring himto the second counter on the right, and the number concealed by the tabon this second counter will indicate properly the number of countersthat were moved the last time. The position of the telling counter forthe next movement will be determined by adding to fifteen, the totalnumber of ceunters moved the last time. If the addition is correct andthe counting of pieces is properly made each time, this operationcancontinue without error indefinitely. hen the numerical loc'ation of thetelling counter exceeds thirteen (the total number of counters), itslocation may be determined by subtracting thirteen from the number andthe remainder or difference counted from the first piece on the rightwill establish the next telling counter.

After the operator of the game has familiarized himself with itsoperation, it will not be necessary to first have the counters arrangedin the order shown in the drawing and described in this example. It isnecessary only that the operator know the location of the number 13. Forexample, if number 13 is fifth from number one on the right, thenregardless of the number of counters next moved, the telling counterwill be fifth from number one on the right.

Another method of playing the game is for the operator, after firsthaving numerically located the 13? counter, to turn his back to theboard and have some one move any desired number of pieces from left toright. After the move, the operator re quests that the tab or a certainpiece be raised, and which will indicate correctly the number of pieceswhich were moved. Of course, the operator will have definitely fixed inhis mind beforehand the exact location of the counter which will be thetelling piece to be consulted. The game may also be operated by theoperator, after first having determined the proper location of the nextelling counter, marking upon a piece of paper the number of the counterafter the next move that will tell the total number of counters moved.This will make it appear that the operator knows how many counters aperson will move even before he moves them.

The board, as has been before stated, may be constructed of anypreferred or desired materials, and may be made any size. The field,ledge, counters and tabs may be colored so to provide pleasing contrastsand make the game of attractive appearance.

It is apparent that a game so operated will not only prove entertaining,but will prove instructive and educational, as quickness and accuracy inadding, subtracting and counting, and memorizing numerical locations ofthe various constantly changing telling pieces is essential to thesuccessful operation of the game.

Having described my invention, Iclaim;

1. In a game, a field, a plurality of counters pivoted centrally uponsaid field and adapted to move successively from one side to the otherthereof, and the said counters being numbered consecutively.

2. In a game, a field, a plurality of counters pivoted upon said fieldand capable of rotating around the same, and the said counters beingnumbered consecutively.

3. In a game, a field, a plurality of counters 'rotatably connected to acommon pivot member on said field, and the said counters being providedwith mathematical charasters.

4. In a game, a field, a post arranged centrally of said field, aplurality of counters pivoted at their inner ends to said post so as torotate about the same, and the said counters having mathematicalcharacters thereon.

5. In a game, a field, a post arranged centrally of said field, aplurality of counters pivoted upon said post, tabs for each of saidcounters, and mathematical characters for eagh counter concealed bytheir respective ta s.

6. In a game, a board, a post arranged centrally of said board, a ledgespaced above said board and concentric With said post, a plurality ofcounters pivoted at their inner ends to said post and resting at theirouter edges upon said ledge, and characters for said counters.

7. In a game, a board, a post arranged centrally of said board, aplurality of counters pivotally connected with said post, a tab hingedto each counter, and mathematical characters on said counters normallyconcealed by said tabs.

In testimony whereof I aifi'x my signature.

JAMES S. WRINKLE.

